Leviticus contains extremely specific details of the laws and [[priest]]ly rituals. The first 16 chapters and the last chapter make up the Priestly Code, with rules for ritual cleanliness, sin-offerings, and the Day of Atonement, including Chapter 12 which mandates male [[circumcision]]. Chapters 17-26 contain the Holiness Code, including the injunction in chapter 19 to "love one's neighbor as oneself" as later confirmed by [[Jesus]] in the [[Gospels]]. The book is largely concerned with "abominations", largely dietary and sexual restrictions. The rules are generally addressed to the [[Israelites]], except for the prohibition in chapter 20 against sacrificing children to [[Molech]], which applies equally to "the strangers that sojourn in Israel."

Leviticus contains extremely specific details of the laws and [[priest]]ly rituals. The first 16 chapters and the last chapter make up the Priestly Code, with rules for ritual cleanliness, sin-offerings, and the Day of Atonement, including Chapter 12 which mandates male [[circumcision]]. Chapters 17-26 contain the Holiness Code, including the injunction in chapter 19 to "love one's neighbor as oneself" as later confirmed by [[Jesus]] in the [[Gospels]]. The book is largely concerned with "abominations", largely dietary and sexual restrictions. The rules are generally addressed to the [[Israelites]], except for the prohibition in chapter 20 against sacrificing children to [[Molech]], which applies equally to "the strangers that sojourn in Israel."

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== Authorship and writing ==

Jewish and Christian tradition holds that God dictated the Book of Leviticus to Moses as He did the other books of the Bible.<ref>Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Megillah, p. 31B; see also Rashi on Deuteronomy, Ch. 28:23; see also the commentary of Ohr HaChaim at the beginning of Deuteronomy, where he states, "the first four books God dictated to Moses, letter by letter, and the fifth book, Moses said on his own." See also Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, ''Likkutei Sichot'', Vol. 19, p. 9, f. 6, and additional references there. See Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911.</ref> Modern scholarship sees it as a product of the Priestly source and the fifth century BC.

Jewish and Christian tradition holds that God dictated the Book of Leviticus to Moses as He did the other books of the Bible.<ref>Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Megillah, p. 31B; see also Rashi on Deuteronomy, Ch. 28:23; see also the commentary of Ohr HaChaim at the beginning of Deuteronomy, where he states, "the first four books God dictated to Moses, letter by letter, and the fifth book, Moses said on his own." See also Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, ''Likkutei Sichot'', Vol. 19, p. 9, f. 6, and additional references there. See Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911.</ref> Modern scholarship sees it as a product of the Priestly source and the fifth century BC.

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== Major Theme ==

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Points to develop:

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* How to have access to God through appropriate worship and

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* How to be spiritually acceptable to God through an obedient walk.

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== Background ==

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Even though the book contains a great deal of law, it is presented in a historical format. Immediately after Moses supervised the construction of the tabernacle, God came in glory to dwell there; this marks the close of the book of Exodus (40:38).

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There is no geographical movement of the people of Israel. They are situated at the foot of Sinai, the mountain where God came down to give His law (25:1; 26:46 and 27:34). They are still there

Leviticus(Greek;Λευιτικός /"Relating to the Levites) or Vayikra (Hebrew: ויקרא, literally "and He called"), book of the Christian Old Testament, is the third book of the Pentateuch(/Greek) or Torah(תּוֹרָה(Hebrew).

Leviticus contains extremely specific details of the laws and priestly rituals. The first 16 chapters and the last chapter make up the Priestly Code, with rules for ritual cleanliness, sin-offerings, and the Day of Atonement, including Chapter 12 which mandates male circumcision. Chapters 17-26 contain the Holiness Code, including the injunction in chapter 19 to "love one's neighbor as oneself" as later confirmed by Jesus in the Gospels. The book is largely concerned with "abominations", largely dietary and sexual restrictions. The rules are generally addressed to the Israelites, except for the prohibition in chapter 20 against sacrificing children to Molech, which applies equally to "the strangers that sojourn in Israel."

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Authorship and writing

Jewish and Christian tradition holds that God dictated the Book of Leviticus to Moses as He did the other books of the Bible.[1] Modern scholarship sees it as a product of the Priestly source and the fifth century BC.

Major Theme

Points to develop:

How to have access to God through appropriate worship and

How to be spiritually acceptable to God through an obedient walk.

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Background

Even though the book contains a great deal of law, it is presented in a historical format. Immediately after Moses supervised the construction of the tabernacle, God came in glory to dwell there; this marks the close of the book of Exodus (40:38).

There is no geographical movement of the people of Israel. They are situated at the foot of Sinai, the mountain where God came down to give His law (25:1; 26:46 and 27:34). They are still there

Outline

Laws pertaining to Sacrficice

Beginnings of the Priesthood

Prescriptions for Uncleanness

Guidelines for Practical Holiness

Reference

↑ Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Megillah, p. 31B; see also Rashi on Deuteronomy, Ch. 28:23; see also the commentary of Ohr HaChaim at the beginning of Deuteronomy, where he states, "the first four books God dictated to Moses, letter by letter, and the fifth book, Moses said on his own." See also Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, Likkutei Sichot, Vol. 19, p. 9, f. 6, and additional references there. See Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911.